Gadget News
Star Wars: Battle Pod game heads to arcades in January
Slash Gear - 9 Oct 2014 13:40
Bandai Namco Games has pulled the wraps off a fully functional arcade game in the Star Wars universe. The new arcade game is called Star Wars: Battle Pods and has gamers playing an arcade-exclusive game on a dome screen ...
Engadget Live L.A. was all about that bass (and some treble)
Engadget - 9 Oct 2014 03:01
We've had a great run this year with all our Engadget Live events, taking us to Austin, Seattle, Boston and finally Los Angeles. We packed into the Belasco Theatre in downtown L.A. along with some amazing people and exhi...
This deliciously juicy cheeseburger is actually completely vegetarian
Gizmodo - 9 Oct 2014 01:10
If the patty looks like meat, if it bleeds like meat and if it sizzles like meat... the patty can somehow be a plant-based vegetarian burger, just like the cheeseburger above. It's called the Impossible Cheeseburger and ...
HTC One M8 EYE shows up in HTC's Chinese eshop page
Slash Gear - 9 Oct 2014 11:00
HTC has just recently regaled the tech world with its new hobby, digital imaging and photography. While we did expect and indeed saw the teased HTC RE camera and leaked HTC Desire EYE, one thing that was mysteriously lef...
Sony Z3v Smartphone: A Wireless Charging Flagship Just for Verizon
Gizmodo - 9 Oct 2014 20:30
Sony hasn't had the easiest time getting its well-designed smartphones into the hands of eager Americans. T-Mobile has already announced that it will add Xperia Z3 to its lineup, but other carriers have been silent on th...
Apple is now the fifth-largest PC maker in the world, if you ask IDC
Engadget - 9 Oct 2014 02:26
Apple is historically a small player in the PC world compared to many of its peers, but it may have just entered the big leagues. IDC estimates that the company jumped to 6.3 percent market share in the third quarter of ...
Chromecast's custom backgrounds are finally here
Engadget - 9 Oct 2014 03:28
Google initially promised a summer release for Backdrops at I/O, but once we passed the autumn solstice it was anyone's guess when the Chromecast feature would arrive. But hey, it's rolling out now and that's what matter...
Gawker My Failed Attempt to Suck the Walmart-Flavored Blood of Real America | io9 Awareness Can Cont
Gizmodo - 9 Oct 2014 00:17
Gawker My Failed Attempt to Suck the Walmart-Flavored Blood of Real America | io9 Awareness Can Continue For Several Minutes After Clinical Death | Jezebel The 'Cool Girl' Is Not Fiction, But a Phase | Lifehacker Poachab...
iRobot Now Has One App to Control All Its Badass Bots
Gizmodo - 9 Oct 2014 15:40
Shoot, it used to be you'd have a whole team of iRobot robots, to man your factory or diffuse your explosives, but each one required its own joystick controller. That's a lot to carry for a robot operator. But not anymor...
Watch this: J-pop hologram singer performs on David Letterman
Engadget - 9 Oct 2014 20:01
Hatsune Miku, also known to some people as Miku Hatsune, is already a sensation in her native Japan. But now she's taking her vocal talents to other parts of the world, including none other than the US. The virtual pop s...
Samsung wants to kill hard drives with new high-efficiency SSDs
Engadget - 9 Oct 2014 13:57
For the first time, Samsung has starting producing SSDs using (wait for it) 3-bit multi-level-cell, 3D Vertical NAND flash memory, better known as TLC V-NAND. So, who in the actual hell cares? You might, if you're planni...
Xbox One custom backgrounds confirmed by Phil Spencer
Slash Gear - 9 Oct 2014 05:48
The folks over at TiC Podcast spoke to Phil Spencer earlier today, and during the nearly 40 minute podcast they touched on a lot of topics, not the least of which is Xbox One custom backgrounds. During the talk, Spencer ...
Galaxy Note 4 bend test disputes Samsung's claims
Slash Gear - 9 Oct 2014 12:20
You may have thought it was all over, but apparently it isn't. Perhaps as long as there are new phones coming out, there will be bend tests to be done. At least until people tire of hearing the same things over and over ...
A Staple-Free Stapler That Doesn't Leave Ugly Holes Behind
Gizmodo - 9 Oct 2014 15:27
The staple-free stapler isn't a new idea; they've been around for decades, locking pages together without the need for tiny metal clips. But older designs use a method where an unsightly hole is punched through your docu...
How To Record Your Screen on an Android Phone or Tablet
Gizmodo - 9 Oct 2014 16:51
In amongst the new features ushered in with Android KitKat was a screencasting capability--a native tool for capturing on-screen activity in a video file. Whether you want to show off your app, share your Angry Birds pro...
Awesome fully automated machine gun folds and fires paper airplanes
Gizmodo - 9 Oct 2014 04:03
This German genius has created one of the most awesome inventions in recent memory, one that will bring incredible voice to humanity: A fully automated paper airplane machine gun. Yes, people: A machine gun that folds pl...
Lenovo YOGA 3 Pro hands-on
Slash Gear - 9 Oct 2014 21:30
Lenovo has introduced a slew of new products, and standing chief among them is the YOGA 3 Pro. With this convertible PC comes many notable features, the best among them being the unique "watchband" hinge. Unlike traditio...
Lenovo's new 'Yoga' tablets run Android and Windows, one has a built-in projector
Engadget - 9 Oct 2014 21:30
Lenovo's original, kickstand-toting Yoga Tablet was kind of a flop, thanks to a poor display, sluggish performance and heavily skinned version of Android. (Naming Ashton Kutcher as a "product engineer" probably didn't he...
Builders Building Buildings--2015 Lego Architecture sets
Gizmodo - 9 Oct 2014 17:04
The Architecture line has been filling a very unique role in the AFOL community for a while now. Those who may be reserved or maybe even embarrassed about their fascination with Lego, now have something that they can pro...
Daredevils climb a skyscraper in Hong Kong to hijack a billboard
Gizmodo - 9 Oct 2014 04:10
Hong Kong is one of those crazy future cities in the world where buildings kiss the sky and people are stacked on top of people and streets hide alleys which hide labyrinths which hide awesome. It's great. It's also grea...
Amazon to open store with same-day delivery and pickup of online orders
Ars Technica - 9 Oct 2014 22:20
Manhattan store to be a "mini-warehouse," and may showcase Kindle products.
Birline watches with Harris Tweed straps
The Gadget Flow - 9 Oct 2014 08:00
As young professionals, we were looking to buy a luxury watch with a clean and classic design at an affordable price – but most watches looked and felt the same. We wanted something different that looked good in our mo...